Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe

Saint- Sulpice ( Occitan: Sant Sulpici ); also: Saint- Sulpice- la- Pointe, is a commune with 8213 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011 ) in the Tarn department in the Midi-Pyrénées region.

Geography

Geographical location

Saint- Sulpice is situated on the Tarn at the mouth of the Agout. In the southwest of the municipality is 32 km away lies Toulouse, 46 km north-east of Albi and 48 km north-west of Montauban.

History

Saint- Sulpice was built 1243-1247 as Bastide.

During World War II (since October 1939) existed here, "Camp d' internal management de Saint- Sulpice " on a locally as " Les Pescayres " designated area of 3.5 ha Until April 1940, the camp for possible war refugees was intended. In fact, here in 1500 refugees from German-occupied Belgium were housed, the then soon accommodated by their families in the region. Since October 1940, under the rule of the Vichy regime, the camp by the Home Office under Marcel Peyrouton ( indésirables ) was determined to accommodate " undesirable elements ". After modifications, which served a concentration camp -like character of the camp, were since January 28, 1941 here 258 persons, defined as " communists, syndicalists and other unwanted " imprisoned. Since February 8, 1941 a further 800 people were detained in this camp, which came from a ( then defunct ) bearing in Oraison. After 1942 a number of inmates were forcibly transferred to the STO and thus were subject to German authorities as forced laborers, the camp was gradually reduced.